What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 8, 2009, aircraft N60HG, a Cessna 421B, departed E38 (Alpine) airport at approximately 1030 CDT. The aircraft climbed to approximately 300 feet AGL. The pilot adjusted the engines to climb power and experienced a right engine failure. As the pilot attempted to secure the right engine, the left engine failed. The aircraft made an emergency landing 3 miles south of the airport in a field. Evidence at the scene indicated that neither engine was producing power. The right engine did not contain oil and the left engine indicated 11 quarts on the dipstick. The main tanks were selected and the right main was found to be full of fuel. The left main tank had departed the wing during the accident. The aircraft landed with gear retracted. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was examined by the NTSB and found the right engine idler gear bolts had come off allowing the gear to slide out of the accessory drive. This can cause the engine to shut down. No indication of malfunction of the left engine. The pilot received a minor cut on his forehead. No other injuries were sustained.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 8, 2009, AIRCRAFT N60HG, A CESSNA 421B, DEPARTED E38 (ALPINE) AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CDT. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL. THE PILOT ADJUSTED THE ENGINES TO CLIMB POWER AND EXPERIENCED A RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SECURE THE RIGHT ENGINE, THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 3 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT IN A FIELD. EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE INDICATED THAT NEITHER ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER. THE RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT CONTAIN OIL AND THE LEFT ENGINE INDICATED 11 QUARTS ON THE DIPSTICK. THE MAIN TANKS WERE SELECTED AND THE RIGHT MAIN WAS FOUND TO BE FULL OF FUEL. THE LEFT MAIN TANK HAD DEPARTED THE WING DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY THE NTSB AND FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE IDLER GEAR BOLTS HAD COME OFF ALLOWING THE GEAR TO SLIDE OUT OF THE ACCESSORY DRIVE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. NO INDICATION OF MALFUNCTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD. NO OTHER INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.